james wood worth, isaac arnold, lorenzo, george faust, george adams, a civil war veteran who fought in the first regiment of the illinois volunteer artillery and robert mccolory who served for nearly 20 years and was the house manager for the eco-- equal rights amendment in 1972. but there are five men and women who represented the 10th district who stand out among this impressive crowd. and deserve star treatment. these five heroes fought against slavery, advocated equal pay for women and civil rights initiatives and served a number of presidents as they battled for human rights abroad while funding biomedical research here at home. these five exempified the high standard of leadership demanded by our constituents and expected by our nation. elected in the 33rd congress as a wig, representative washburn served his final seven terms as a republican. a republican. during congress, he served as chairman on the committee on commerce and in the 40th congress as chairman of the committee on appropriations. in 1862, president lincoln personally lobbied to have him elected speaker but fell sh